Danny P. Barbare: Mother’s Pneumonia

~ amarillobay 
Quietness is the sound of the
breathing
machine in the corner of
the den
the sound that lifts and
settles like the curtains
in the house, happy
to be home
like the lamp turned on
and the
sunlight that

shows on the magnolia tree.—

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